The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 5, 2193
Waxing Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 AM
9:25 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3342
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.4° / 123.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 53m / 8.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.50° / 2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.71° / -2.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.60° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.